Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-02-03

boys and girls.
Mr.. Jacob Toms, aged 90 years died at the
residence of his son Ezra Toms, near Har-
mony. this county on Tuesday Of last week.
CALL AT ONCE Any one having good
house for rent iu Mcchanicstown will learn
of. renter ifthcy will coll at TIE CLARION
office.
LETTERS remaining in the r. y. Mt Me-
chanicst"wn. Frederick CO., Nd Feb. l'e7.
Braxton, William; Gilland. Annie Miss
E. l.. Boblitz, P. M.
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has been before
the public for years. and is pronounced by
thousands superior to all other articles for
the cure " coughs, colds, influenza and all
pulmonary complaints.
A RuMoR DENIED We are authorized to
deny the report that ut ia now definitely
ascertained that Col, l.. V Baughman is
shortly to qni, Frederick. and make Balt-
more his home" fsrs
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REvIvAL.--A pro,racted meeting is being
held at the H. l.. church. this place. This
is the second week that il has been in pro
rrcss and much interest has been manifested
throughout, number Of persons having
been converted.
Read Ross F. Withcrows mammoth nd.
vcrt,semcnt this week. IT speak, for itself.
Mr. VS. storcroom is one of the tasty and
handsome kind one 10 whom we willingly
have strangers 60 and judge our town by it.
We rely upon our readers t" make this lib
eral advertising good investment for
Ross.
An exchange SAYS that if the farmers
would read the newspapers the swindlers
would not be so successful. But the almost
daily exposure Of swndling operations re.
ported in one St1'tiol Of the country is not
known by farmers living within 100 miles OF
such operations. The paprra do their duty,
but their advice is often useless because far
ners do not read enough
Foor ScALpl:D Nj William II, Chiplcy
who recently returned from Bear Hill cop
per mines to visit his family at the Liberty
Mines, near this place met with quite Sc
we're accident few days ago. While sitting
by the stove q kettle Of boiling coffee was
accidentally upset on him, filling his shoe
When shoe and sock were removed the skin
came of Will, them, and it W II hc some days
before he will he able 10 ngain wear n shoe.
-Bdnner.
MISSIONARY CONVENTION There will be
q convention o! the Reformed ministers
ncivhboring TO the Mechanicstown charge
at Trinity Reformed church ON Friday Feb.
II. 1887 under tie auspices and ny the ar
ranc-men, of Rev. A G. Whitmtr of l. n
caster, Pa, Supt Of the .Svnodic Board
of Home M.sions of the Reform Church
in the U. s to discuss the object, motive and
method of miss onary work. There will he
three sessions Of the convention. morning,
afternoon and evening. The public is cor
daily invited. A. L. Stoncr
Ak USrucxY TUsspA Thursday last
WAS An unlurky day in the neighborhood OF
of Druccvillt and Kcysvllc, Mr.. J. K. Boil.
lingcr sawed of one of his fingers. Mr.
John Iicntri,z, while cutting ksndling wood
severed his index finger from his left hand.
Mr. Fox. while choppng wood on the prem
ises OF Jacob Burlington, cut hims II badly
between the Thumb and finger. Mr., David
Sharr-r, who had cancer burnt from his
forehead o, the snme f,'eiu day WAS taken
with lock jaw Carroll Eeus,
Slime Chew son of Ezra Chew, who WAS
so badly scalded las, fall with boiling apple
butter, and who only recently recovered
thcrefrom, is now confined with rheumatism.
MIR. Chew and family have suffered consid
crably within the last year or two. Mr.. T.
G. Stock dale Of NJ nchanicstown, has bought
Ezra Chew's interest in the commission bus.
mess in Baltimore city. Mr. Chew thinks
if his family RECEIVERS from their affections,
aid he can get larger aud more suitable
place for said business, he perhaps will again
engage in business in the city.-&nt,nsIs
Pa,apsco Letter.
Mr.. Philip Schell Of East Patrick street,
this city, went to Messrs. John Ditfendal &
Sons saw mill this morning for the purpose
Of getting some chips ard shavings with
which to build ire for smoking meat
While engaged in gathering the shavings
from the floor he was caught by a rapidly
revolving circular saw and his head cut
from the forehead to the back, tho blade Of
the saw entering very near to the brain He
was Immediately removed to his home and
DR.. WIN. G. johnson sun,mone !, who states
that he cannot tell until "a hours have pass
ed how serious the wound is or whether the
man can possibly recover. Mr.. Schell is 6S
years old and is we'll known and highly
respected citizen -Frcdk Nevs (Fridav)
Tue ROLLER RIlK On Monday night
last roller skating was seen for the first time
in Mechanicstown. To the end that the
graccfu!ncss and experiences attainablc might
be made manifest, ten young men from
Frederick City gave very excellent exhi-
bition. There were present a large number
of spectators it being a novelty, they were
pleasantly entertained. After the Frederick
boys left for their supper at the Miller
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